Sanskrit quote nr. 650 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अत्यन्तं कुरुतां रसायनविधिं वाक्यं प्रियं जल्पतु वार्धेः पारमियर्तु गच्छतु नभो देवाद्रिमारोहतु ।
पातालं विशतु प्रसर्पतु दिशं देशान्तरं भ्राम्यतु न प्राणी तदपि प्रहर्तुमनसा संत्यज्यते मृत्युना ॥

atyantaṃ kurutāṃ rasāyanavidhiṃ vākyaṃ priyaṃ jalpatu vārdheḥ pāramiyartu gacchatu nabho devādrimārohatu |
pātālaṃ viśatu prasarpatu diśaṃ deśāntaraṃ bhrāmyatu na prāṇī tadapi prahartumanasā saṃtyajyate mṛtyunā ||

Presented above is a Sanskrit aphorism, also known as a subhāṣita, which is at the very least, a literary piece of art. This page provides critical research material such as an anlaysis on the poetic meter used, an English translation, a glossary explaining technical terms, and a list of resources including print editions and digital links.

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: Consider this as an approximate extraction of glossary words based on an experimental segmentation of the Sanskrit verse. Some could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned.

Atyantam (अत्यन्तम्): defined in 1 categories.
Atyanta (अत्यन्त): defined in 9 categories.
Kuruta (kurutā, कुरुता): defined in 4 categories.
Rasayanavidhi (rasāyanavidhi, रसायनविधि): defined in 1 categories.
Vakya (vākya, वाक्य): defined in 13 categories.
Priyam (प्रियम्): defined in 1 categories.
Pri (prī, प्री): defined in 2 categories.
Priya (प्रिय): defined in 11 categories.
Ya (yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Nabh (नभ्): defined in 3 categories.
Nabha (नभ): defined in 1 categories.
Nabhas (नभस्): defined in 14 categories.
Deva (देव): defined in 19 categories.
Mara (māra, मार, mārā, मारा): defined in 15 categories.
Patala (pātāla, पाताल): defined in 25 categories.
Prasarpa (प्रसर्प): defined in 1 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Disham (disam, diśam, दिशम्): defined in 1 categories.
Dish (dis, diś, दिश्): defined in 8 categories.
Deshantara (desantara, deśāntara, देशान्तर): defined in 6 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Pran (prāṇ, प्राण्): defined in 3 categories.
Pranin (prāṇin, प्राणिन्): defined in 12 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Praha (prahā, प्रहा): defined in 1 categories.
Ritumat (rtumat, ṛtumat, ऋतुमत्): defined in 2 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Mrityu (mrtyu, mṛtyu, मृत्यु): defined in 16 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Buddhism, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Kannada, Ayurveda (science of life), Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hindi, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Biology (plants and animals), Kavya (poetry), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Nepali, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology)

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit verse. If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

Line 1: “atyantaṃ kurutāṃ rasāyanavidhiṃ vākyaṃ priyaṃ jalpatu vārdheḥ pāramiyartu gacchatu nabho devādrimārohatu”
atyantam -
atyantam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

atyanta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

atyanta (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

atyantā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
kurutām -
kurutā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

√kṛ (verb class 8)

[imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]
rasāyanavidhim -
rasāyanavidhi (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
vākyam -
vākya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

√vac -> vākya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]

√vac -> vākya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]

√vak -> vākya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]

√vak -> vākya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √vak class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]
priyam -
priyam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

priya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

priya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

priyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

prī (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

prī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
jalpatu -
√jalp (verb class 1)

[imperative active third single]
vārdheḥ -
vārdhi (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
pārami -
pārami (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
yar -
yā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ṛtu -
ṛtu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
gacchatu -
√gam (verb class 1)

[imperative active third single]
nabho* -
nabhas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

nabhas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

nabh (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

nabha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
devād -
deva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

deva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
ri -
rī (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

rai (noun, masculine)

[adverb]
māro -
māra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

māra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

mārā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ūhatu -
√ūh (verb class 1)

[imperative active third single]
Line 2: “pātālaṃ viśatu prasarpatu diśaṃ deśāntaraṃ bhrāmyatu na prāṇī tadapi prahartumanasā saṃtyajyate mṛtyunā”
pātālam -
pātāla (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pātāla (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
viśatu -
√viś (verb class 6)

[imperative active third single]
prasarpa -
prasarpa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

prasarpa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
diśam -
diśam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

diśā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

diś (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
deśāntaram -
deśāntara (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
bhrāmyatu -
√bhram (verb class 4)

[imperative active third single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
prāṇī -
prāṇ (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

prāṇin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tad -
tad (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
prahar -
prahā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ṛtuman -
ṛtumat (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
asā -
santyajya -
santyajya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

santyajya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

tā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
mṛtyunā -
mṛtyu (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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This quote is included within the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha (महासुभाषितसंग्रह, maha-subhashita-samgraha / subhasita-sangraha), which is a compendium of Sanskrit aphorisms (subhāṣita), collected from various sources. Subhāṣita is a genre of Sanskrit literature, exposing the vast and rich cultural heritage of ancient India.

It has serial number 650 and can be found on page . (read on archive.org)

Sanskrit is the oldest living language and bears testimony to the intellectual past of ancient India. Three major religions (Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism) share this language, which is used for many of their holy books. Besides religious manuscripts, much of India’s ancient culture has been preserved in Sanskrit, covering topics such as Architecture, Music, Botany, Surgery, Ethics, Philosophy, Dance and much more.

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Last Updated: 23 April, 2019